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OSG slams 'self-serving' Hilbay, says 'well-within law' to assist PNP in sedition case

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Posted at Jul 26 06:12 PM

MANILA - The Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) on Friday slammed former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay for saying it had no authority to assist in initiating the filing of criminal cases. Read more »

SolGen has no authority to assist in initiating criminal cases: ex SolGen Hilbay

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 25 03:12 PM

Former top state lawyer Florin Hilbay on Wednesday said the Office of the Solicitor General has no authority to assist in initiating the filing of criminal cases. Read more »

Gobyerno, mga eksperto nagkontrahan sa Hague ruling sa West PH Sea

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Updated as of Jul 12 10:03 PM

Gaya ng laging sinasabi ng Palasyo, walang magagawa ang Pilipinas dahil kung igigiit ang ruling ay maaaring magkagiyera. Read more »

Duterte's 'submissive' West Philippine Sea policy a problem for next leaders: ex-SolGen

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 05:34 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte's "submissive policy" in the West Philippine Sea will be a problem for the Philippines' future leaders, a former solicitor general warned Friday. Read more »

Palace tells ex-SolGen Hilbay: Just shut up

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 04 04:37 PM

Malacañang dismissed Thursday the call of former solicitor general Florin Hilbay for a Senate investigation into the verbal agreement of President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping that allows Beijing to fish in Manila’s exclusive economic zone. Read more »

Hilbay seeks Senate probe into Duterte's deal with China

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Updated as of Jul 03 09:54 AM

Former Solicitor Gen. Florin Hilbay on Wednesday said the Senate must conduct an investigation into the "informal agreement" of President Rodrigo Duterte with China that allows it to fish in Manila's exclusive economic zone. Read more »

Gov't urged: Raise Recto Bank 'hit-and-run' before international community

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 12:29 PM

The Philippines should raise before the international community the sinking of a Filipino boat by a Chinese vessel to gain leverage over Beijing, a lawyer who helped challenge the Asian giant's claims to the South China Sea said Monday.    Read more »

'Tanggap na tanggap naman': Agot Isidro says she accepts Hilbay's loss

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Posted at May 21 12:35 AM

MANILA - Actress Agot Isidro has debunked a report alleging she cannot accept the loss of her boyfriend, senatorial candidate Florin Hilbay in the midterm elections.   Read more »

Otso Diretso poised to lose badly; Bam Aquino fights for last spot

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 14 12:01 PM

With nearly 94 percent of votes tallied by the Commission on Elections' transparency server, only Sen. Bam Aquino was fighting it out for the 12th and last spot with 13,637,882 votes. Read more »

Tondo-born Hilbay emulates mother's determination in uphill Senate bid

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 02:36 AM

MANILA - Otso Diretso candidate Florin "Pilo" Hilbay wept on the sidelines of a press conference in Makati as his mother narrated how a lanky boy from Tondo barreled through poverty and topped the bar exams, defended Philippine sovereignty before an international tribunal, and then decided to gun for a seat in the Senate despite the odds.  Read more »

Otso Diretso bets itinangging may kinalaman sila sa 'Bikoy' video

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Posted at May 03 08:43 PM

Itinanggi ng mga kandidato ng Otso Diretso na may kaugnayan nila sa "Bikoy" video. Read more »

'Surveys di dapat gawing batayan sa pagboto sa halalan'

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Posted at May 01 10:41 PM

Hindi ininda ng Otso Diretso ang huling survey kung saan hirap pa rin silang makapasok sa Magic 12. Read more »

Hilbay tells Bato: ‘War on drugs has failed’

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Posted at Apr 27 08:22 PM

Dela Rosa earlier said the country still has a long way to go in solving the drug menace, but that the administration's drug war has helped a lot. Read more »

Duterte told: Be brave against China, too

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 24 04:48 PM

Senatorial bets from opposition slate Otso Diretso on Wednesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to also be brave in dealing with China, after the chief executive threatened Canada with war over a garbage shipment. Read more »

Payo ni Diokno kay Duterte: Huwag mainitin ang ulo

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Posted at Apr 17 09:08 PM

Isyu sa West Philippine Sea ang inatupag ng ilang kandidato ng Otso Diretso sa kani-kanilang kampanya. Read more »

Is gender an issue? Agot asks after Duterte 'gay' tag on Hilbay

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Updated as of Apr 17 03:58 PM

Actress-singer Agot Isidro on Wednesday said gender has nothing to do with one's integrity after President Rodrigo Duterte claimed that former solicitor general Florin Hilbay is "gay."  Read more »

'Chismoso sa kanto': Hilbay hits Duterte 'bigotry' over gay remark

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Posted at Apr 17 10:31 AM

MANILA - Former solicitor general Florin Hilbay on Wednesday slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for supposed bigotry after the latter branded him as gay and a "mistake" by God.  Read more »

'Otso' nangumusta ng mga magsasakang apektado ng tagtuyot

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Posted at Apr 10 09:31 PM

Nag-ikot ang Otso Diretso sa lalawigan ng Iloilo.  Read more »

Otso Diretso di pinayagang makapunta sa Scarborough Shoal

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Posted at Apr 08 09:59 PM

Sinubukan ng ilang kandidato ng Otso Diretso na puntahan ang Scarborough Shoal sa West Philippine Sea pero hindi umano sila pinayagan. Read more »

Otso Diretso bets barred from Scarborough Shoal

Ron Gagalac, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 09:25 PM

Candidates from the opposition slate Otso Diretso failed on Monday to visit Scarborough Shoal as they brought their campaign to the coastal town of Masinloc in Zambales. Read more »